Final shopping weekend before Christmas draws large crowds, long lines to Lakeside Mall

T'was the weekend before Christmas, when all through the mall, hundreds of shoppers crowded in to grab their last-minute haul.

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Updated: 11:11 AM CST Dec 18, 2016

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WEBVTT
AN HOUR.
BUT THE WORST PART, THEY SAY,
WAS FINDING A PLACE TO PARK.
[BELL RINGING]
NATALIE: 'TWAS THE WEEKE
BEFO CHRISTMAS, WHEN ALL
THROUGH THE MALL, HUNDREDS OF
SHOPPERS -
>> SO IT'S KIND OF A LITTLE LAST
MINUTE, BUT YEAH TRYING TO RUSH
AND GET EVERYTHING DONE, YEAH.
NATALIE: LIKE RICHARD FONSCCA
CROWDED IN TO GRAB THEIR LAST
MINUTE PRESENTS.
>> A BAG, AND A MATCHING
THIS IS FOR MY DAUGHTE
>> WE GOT HER A STITCH AND
LILO.
NATALIE: SANDRA RAMIREZ AND HER
DAUGHTER SPENT MORE THAN 4 HOURS
AT LAKESIDE MALL SATURDA
>> IT'S NOT AS BUSY AS I THOUGHT
IT WOULD BE.
SO THAT'S A GOOD THING.
NATALIE: AND WHILE SOME SHOPPERS
ENJOY SPENDING HOURS FINDING
THAT PERFECT STOCKING STUFFE
>> THE MORE PEOPLE, THE MORE
FU
I LOVE IT, I DO.
I DO
NATALIE: SOME SHOPPERS
>> THIS MORNING.
NATALIE: WOULD RATHER STAY AT
HOME AND WAIT FOR SANTA.
>> I'M READY TO GO TO BED

T'was the weekend before Christmas, when all through the mall, hundreds of shoppers crowded in to grab their last-minute haul.
Richard Fonscca came to Lakeside Mall in search of stocking stuffers for his family.
"It's kind of last minute, but I'm trying to rush and get everything done. Today I got a bag and matching wallet for my daughter, some clothes for myself and a present for grandma as well," Fonscca said.
Sandra Ramirez and her daughter spent more than four hours shopping Saturday.
"It's not as busy as I thought it would be, so that's a good thing. The hardest part was finding a place to park this afternoon," Ramirez said.
Lakeside Mall will have extended hours starting Monday. It will open at 8 a.m. and close at 10 p.m. Most stores will either have limited hours on Christmas Eve or be closed on Christmas Day.
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METAIRIE, La. —

T'was the weekend before Christmas, when all through the mall, hundreds of shoppers crowded in to grab their last-minute haul.

Richard Fonscca came to Lakeside Mall in search of stocking stuffers for his family.

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"It's kind of last minute, but I'm trying to rush and get everything done. Today I got a bag and matching wallet for my daughter, some clothes for myself and a present for grandma as well," Fonscca said.

Sandra Ramirez and her daughter spent more than four hours shopping Saturday.

"It's not as busy as I thought it would be, so that's a good thing. The hardest part was finding a place to park this afternoon," Ramirez said.

Lakeside Mall will have extended hours starting Monday. It will open at 8 a.m. and close at 10 p.m. Most stores will either have limited hours on Christmas Eve or be closed on Christmas Day.

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